A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Awardâwinning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, âa fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a White Lotusâstyle resortâ (Los Angeles Times) dedicated to the art of murder where students study how best to âdeleteâ their most deserving victim.
Who hasnât wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then youâve probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this âPoison Ivy Leagueâ collegeâits location unknown to even those who study thereâis where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmateâŠand where oneâs mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live.
Prepare for an education youâll never forget. A âfiendishly funnyâ (Booklist) mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers youâll ever read.